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Where does “Köder” come from?

Köder (German) comes from Middle High German querder, from Old High German querdar, from Proto-Germanic kwerþraz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷérh₃-tro-s, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

Köder (German): bait

Definitions

  1. bait

Ancestry of “Köder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanquerder—
2Old High Germanquerdarbait
3Proto-Germanickwerþrazbait
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷérh₃-tro-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat
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